Ethnio

Participant recruiting platform built for Research Ops.

Ethnio is a user research management platform that brings participant recruiting, screening, scheduling, consent, and incentive payments into one workflow. It helps product and research teams recruit real users from their website, app, or existing panel, then manage those participants through qualitative and quantitative studies without relying on separate tools and spreadsheets.

Core modules include Panels for importing and governing participant pools, Screeners with question templates and conditional logic, Consent management with DocuSign or custom links, automated Scheduling across time zones, Incentives for global payouts, and Intercepts for web, iOS, and Android recruitment. Integrations cover Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Google Sheets, Slack, Google Calendar, Outlook, Gmail, Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, DocuSign, Adobe Sign, Snowflake, Optimal Workshop, Loop11, UserTesting, Transcend, and an API with webhooks. Security features include SOC 2 certification, GDPR and CCPA support, 2FA, SSO, and role-based permissions.

Ethnio is built for research operations, UX research, product, and design teams. It offers a free trial with no credit card required, a Pro plan for 1–6 seats with unlimited studies and intercepts, and an Enterprise plan for 7+ seats that adds unlimited participants, multi-team support, custom roles, SSO, and a dedicated customer success manager.

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